A two-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Expos a 5-4 victory over the Braves. Larry Parrish walked and raced home from first base with the tying run when Braves' third baseman Jerry Royster threw wildly on an infield single by Tim Foli. Pete Mackanin followed with a double to drive in the Expos' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1976 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 11  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  6  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual lf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .274      Office cf             4   0   1   2     1   2   .204
White cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Perez ss              3   0   1   1     2   0   .321
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .235        Chaney pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Carter rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Evans 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Valentine rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Henderson rf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .308
Parrish 3b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .246      May lf                3   1   1   0     0   2   .103
Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .257        Paciorek ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Mackanin 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .224      Lacy 2b               3   1   0   0     0   1   .233
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Pocoroba c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Foote c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .263      Royster 3b            1   1   0   0     3   0   .183
Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Rivera pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   5  11   4     3   3             Totals               29   4   6   4     7   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  6,622
Left on Base: Expos 6, Braves 8
DP: Expos 2, Braves 2
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Parrish (5), Mackanin (5)
Home Runs: Henderson (3)
Caught Stealing: Mangual (4), White (2), Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (3), Morton (1), Lacy (2), Pocoroba (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   5     5   3   3   5   6   1  23   7.29
Murray                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.01
Scherman W(2-1)         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.60
Stanhouse SV(1)         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.50
Totals                  9     6   4   4   7   7   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  6     8   3   3   1   2   0  25   5.48
Sosa L(2-3)             2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   7.02
Leon                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Morton (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Paul Runge


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual flied out to center; White was called out on
strikes; Jorgensen walked; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Perez popped to catcher in foul
territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish doubled; Foli grounded out (second to first)
[Parrish to third]; Mackanin singled [Parrish scored]; Foote
singled [Mackanin to third]; Kirby lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Mackanin out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson singled; May struck out while Henderson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lacy grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves
0.

EXPOS 3RD: Mangual singled; White grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mangual to second]; Jorgensen popped to third in
foul territory; Carter singled [Mangual scored]; Parrish singled
[Carter to third]; Morton threw a wild pitch [Parrish to
second]; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba walked; Royster walked [Pocoroba to
second]; Morton forced Pocoroba (catcher to third) [Royster to
second]; Office was called out on strikes; Perez singled
[Royster scored, Morton to second]; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Foote
singled; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Foote
to second]; Mangual singled [Foote scored]; Mangual was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Henderson singled; May struck out; Lacy struck out;
Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 5TH: White popped to shortstop; Jorgensen flied out to
right; Carter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster walked; Morton hit into a double play (third
to second) [Royster out at third (second to shortstop)];
Jerry Royster rounded 2B too far; Office walked; Perez
walked [Office to second]; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out
to left; Mackanin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Henderson homered; May singled; MURRAY REPLACED
KIRBY (PITCHING); Lacy reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [May to second]; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [May to third, Lacy to second]; Royster was
walked intentionally; WYNN BATTED FOR MORTON; Wynn popped to
second; Office singled [May scored, Lacy scored, Royster to
second]; Perez flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
3, Braves 4.

EXPOS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); Foote grounded out
(third to first); DWYER BATTED FOR MURRAY; Dwyer flied out to
center; Mangual popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Evans flied out
to left; Henderson flied out to right; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MAY;
Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 4.

EXPOS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White singled;
Jorgensen struck out while White was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Carter grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
flied out to left; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Parrish walked; Foli singled to third [Parrish scored
(error by Royster), Foli to second]; Mackanin doubled [Foli
scored]; LEON REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Foote grounded out
(second to first) [Mackanin to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR
SCHERMAN; Morales reached on a fielder's choice [Mackanin out at
home (pitcher to catcher to third)]; RIVERA RAN FOR MORALES;
Mangual walked [Rivera to second]; White grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED
MACKANIN (PLAYING 2B); VALENTINE REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING RF);
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR LEON; Williams grounded out (third to
first); Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez walked;
CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 4.